. >>> violence continues for a third day along the israel-gaza border, israeli missiles are pounding away at weapons storage facilities and missel launching sights in gaza, killing more than 20, including children. israel is massing tanks and army personnel carriers along the border, indicating a ground invasion might be coming soon. israel says the action is in response to days of rocket fire out of gaza. >>> there is some optimism after president obama met with congressional leaders to begin talks on how to avoid the fiscal cliff, when a series of tax cuts expire and spending cuts kick in. john boehner said he outlined a framework that is consistent with the president's call for a balanced approach of both higher revenue and spending cuts. >> our challenge is to make sure that you know we are able to cooperate together, work together, find some common ground, make some tough compromises, build some consensus to do the people's business. >> while we are going to continue to have revenue on the table it is incumbent for my colleagues to show the american people we are serious about c